"The fire is the most important thing. Without the fire we can't be rescued."Hope
"There was no sport in it—no real play about it."Wisdom
"If you're scared of someone you hate him but you can't stop thinking about him."
"Everything's gone quiet... like the sea is waiting."Nature
"The rules are the only thing we've got."Leadership
"Conch! Conch! We'll have rules."
"The rules are the only thing we've got."Leadership
"We've got to have rules and obey them."Justice
"Hands up. Because I'm calling an assembly."Leadership
"I'll give the conch to the next person to speak."
"I'm not going to be painted!"
"Things are breaking up. I don't understand why."
"The littluns are crying."
"You'll get back all right."Hope
"Come back! Come back!"Leadership
"We've got to talk about this. And decide. Now."Wisdom
"We shall have order."
"What are we? Humans? Or animals?"Philosophy
"The fire is more important than hunting."
"We can't keep the fire going all the time."
"Piggy's got asthma."
"Grown-ups won't hunt us for sport."Hope
"It's a good island."
"I'll be chief."Leadership
"The fire's the most important thing. Without the fire, we can't be rescued."Hope
"Conch! Conch! We will have rules."
"The rules are the only thing we've got."
"Piggy! Piggy!"Friendship
"We can't have everybody talking at once. We'll have to have 'Hands up' like at school."
"We've got to talk about this calmly."